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Bergen County, New Jersey

Water Systems
49
Population Served
1,133,521
Total Violations
6,905
518 health-based
PFAS Detected
18
of 18 tested

Violation Analysis

98.0%
Systems with Violations
140.9
Avg Violations per System
7.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
33 systems (67%)
SW
16 systems (33%)

PFAS Contamination

18
Systems Tested
18
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Bergen New Jersey water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (48)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Veolia Water New Jersey Hackensack 792,713 164 Detected
Ridgewood Water 61,700 776 Detected
Fair Lawn Water Dept 34,947 257 Detected
Garfield Water Department 30,487 185 Detected
Mahwah Water Department 26,777 54 Detected
Passaic Valley WC Lodi WD 24,136 38 Detected
Lyndhurst Water Department 20,500 87 Detected
Elmwood Park Water Dept 20,374 141 Detected
Park Ridge Water Dept 16,466 512 Detected
Pvwc-North Arlington 15,392 56 Detected
Ramsey Water Dept 15,207 746 Detected
Saddle Brook Water Dept 13,155 161 Detected
Oakland Water Dept 12,754 186 Detected
Wallington Water Dept 11,583 75 Detected
Waldwick Water Dept 10,208 828 Detected
Veolia Water NJ Allendale Water System 6,702 330 Detected
Veolia Water New Jersey Franklin Lakes 5,038 21 Detected
Ho Ho Kus Water Dept 4,060 137 Detected
Englewood Hospital 2,600 206 -
Urban Farms Acquisition 2,500 7 -
Veolia Water New Jersey Montvale Pd95 654 4 -
Saddle River Water Utility 600 21 -
Palisades Interstate Park 510 80 -
Greater NY Council Boy Scouts of America 407 7 -
New Milford Swim Club 320 61 -
Demarest Swim Club 291 27 -
Rockleigh Country Club 278 57 -
Candlewyck Diner 263 251 -
Hasbrouck Heights Swim Club 257 6 -
Bogerts Ranch Estates IN 225 332 -
Bogota Swim Club 215 26 -
Haworth Swim Club 210 66 -
Yaw Paw Summer Well 210 14 -
Englewood Service 204 24 -
Saddle River Inn 172 17 -
Harrington Park Swim Club 170 2 -
Kiku Alpine Restaurant 165 62 -
Exxon USA 3-2024 154 42 -
Camp Glen Gray 154 12 -
Friends of Glen Gray, Inc. 154 32 -
Yaw Paw Year Round 152 0 -
Saddle River Reformed Church 135 123 -
Secor Farms 104 48 -
Brookside Racquet & Swim 60 15 -
Englewood Getty 40 286 -
815 Route 17 LLC 37 220 -
NJ Audubon Society 28 6 -
Bergen Cnty Campgaw Mount Reservation (D 28 81 -
Hess Court Park 25 16 -

Other Counties in New Jersey

Essex County
25 systems · 889,677 served · 4,186 violations
Union County
7 systems · 778,855 served · 855 violations
Ocean County
214 systems · 721,554 served · 10,195 violations
Monmouth County
285 systems · 715,264 served · 9,403 violations
Burlington County
293 systems · 674,987 served · 19,188 violations
Middlesex County
35 systems · 668,615 served · 2,949 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Bergen County? ▼
Bergen County has 6,905 total drinking water violations across 49 water systems, of which 518 are health-based violations. 98.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bergen County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bergen County serve approximately 1,133,521 people through 49 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bergen County water? ▼
Of 18 water systems tested for PFAS in Bergen County, 18 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bergen County? ▼
Water systems in Bergen County use GW (33 systems), SW (16 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 7.5% of Bergen County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.